Every two weeks, Sweeps will take a look back at NIU decade by decade. This is in no way a rip-off of that VH1 series we’ve never seen and certainly never bought the DVDs of. In two weeks, we will remember the future in "NIU loves the 2010s." Just kidding....

The Wild Rose Bistro, 850 Pappas Drive, hosts Jazz Jam Sessions by NIU students every Wednesday from 7 to 10 p.m. Last week the sessions were canceled due to a class at 4 p.m that required all jazz majors to attend. NIU jazz combos have been going on...

DeKalb isn’t known for its crazy club scene. Starbusters Bar & Grill, 930 Pappas Drive, and Otto’s Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, lean more toward the live-music side of bar entertainment. Fatty’s, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway and Molly’s, 1022...

Why is it that when the weather gets just one degree above 50, the whole campus seems to come out of hiding? Perhaps it has to do with not getting enough Vitamin D. How should I react to the different groups now surrounding me on campus? Give me your...

"Did I Promise You Moliere?" is a study of three S’s: subjectivity, sexuality and sacrilege. It follows the Woody Allen and Jerry Lee Lewis-esque incestuous, age-gapped sex romp of French playwright Moliere. Stevens Building’s Corner Theatre will...

The fiery bird gracing the cover of "Meltdown" like a phoenix rising from the Ash-es is fitting for the band's current state. After failing to break into mainstream America with their previous releases, the Irish band is pushing once again to make its...

Some band lineups should never be touched, tampered with or changed in any way, shape or form. Take U2 for example. If The Edge suddenly left the Irish quartet, the power, prestige and musical brilliance would be gone forever. Without the effects laden...

Mando Diao sure were happy. At least, the Swedish garage rock/mod revivalists were on their 2003 debut. The band’s brilliant debut toed the line between smarmy arrogance and refreshing optimism. Dual vocalists Gustaf Noren (arrogance) and Bjorn Dixgard...

Most college students cannot afford to spend money on their cars, but there are a handful of enthusiasts who put caution to the wind and will stop at nothing to have the best of the best for their ride. By modifying the exterior to turn heads at every...

Chicago has a rich tradition of theater companies started by young college graduates looking to make a name in the theater circuit, such as the Steppenwolf. NIU is now a part of that tradition thanks to alumni who started the Bruised Orange Theater Production...

It’s no secret girls love going to bar bathrooms in teams. Men ask women all the time why they can’t take a trip to the toilet alone, and it’s doubtful they have ever received a clear answer. The truth is, women can go to the bathroom alone. They...

Green Day would take responsibility for branding the new punk wave that is still present today. Spitalfield is one of the bands which has pursued what Green Day made popular while making it into something of its own on the way. "Stop Doing Bad Things,"...